Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Micronesia, Fed. Sts., 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Micronesia, Fed. Sts. was 1.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 33.93% in 1973. The lowest was -7.20% in 1980 (about -6.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.42% per year.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 171 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Micronesia, Fed. Sts. sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 76%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 31 of 36 economies; Korea, Rep. (1.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3080% in 1973. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 108th of 142 in 1971 → 143rd of 152 in 1980 → 78th of 176 in 1990 → 83rd of 199 in 2000 → 152nd of 209 in 2010 → 67th of 209 in 2020 → 156th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.06% | -1.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.13% | +4.2 pp |
| 2022 | -3.11% | -6.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +5.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.06% | -5.7 pp |
| 2019 | 3.64% | +3.2 pp |
| 2018 | 0.41% | -1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 2.07% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 1.26% | -3.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.39% | +7.0 pp |
| 2014 | -2.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 2013 | -3.7% | -2.1 pp |
| 2012 | -1.62% | -5.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.78% | +2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.71% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +3.8 pp |
| 2008 | -2.53% | -0.9 pp |
| 2007 | -1.66% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.41% | -3.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.74% | +5.9 pp |
| 2004 | -3.19% | -5.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.76% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 0.44% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 1.82% | -2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 4.62% | +3.5 pp |
| 1999 | 1.13% | -1.7 pp |
| 1998 | 2.84% | +9.0 pp |
| 1997 | -6.21% | -2.9 pp |
| 1996 | -3.34% | -10.4 pp |
| 1995 | 7.01% | +7.5 pp |
| 1994 | -0.53% | -8.7 pp |
| 1993 | 8.14% | +4.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.01% | -3.4 pp |
| 1991 | 7.43% | +3.7 pp |
| 1990 | 3.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 3.53% | +1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.55% | +1.3 pp |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -6.8 pp |
| 1986 | 7.98% | -8.6 pp |
| 1985 | 16.55% | +20.5 pp |
| 1984 | -3.95% | -5.9 pp |
| 1983 | 1.93% | +4.6 pp |
| 1982 | -2.62% | -12.3 pp |
| 1981 | 9.72% | +16.9 pp |
| 1980 | -7.2% | -9.3 pp |
| 1979 | 2.12% | -3.5 pp |
| 1978 | 5.64% | +3.2 pp |
| 1977 | 2.43% | +2.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 0.07% | -15.3 pp |
| 1974 | 15.33% | -18.6 pp |
| 1973 | 33.93% | +32.9 pp |
| 1972 | 1.07% | -1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 2.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Micronesia, Fed. Sts.’s GDP growth in 1972?
1.07% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Micronesia, Fed. Sts.’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -53.8% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.06%; 2024: 2.3%; 2023: 1.13%; 2022: -3.11%; 2021: 3.1%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.